Do cursory pants or jeans, say (9)
I believe the answer is:
corduroys
'jeans say' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.
'do cursory pants' is the wordplay.
'pants' is an anagram indicator (UK informal term for 'nonsense' or 'rubbish').
'do'+'cursory'='docursory'
'docursory' is an anagram of 'CORDUROYS'.
'or' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for corduroys that I've seen is " Trousers of ribbed cotton fabric".)